Plants of the Punjab. 38 
TreEs witH ALTERNATE EXsTIPULATE SimpLE LEAVES. 
PETALS UNITED. 
Diospyros montana, medium size, often spinous on branches, bark 
Bistendu. pinkish or bluish-grey, thin and smooth on _ branches, 
HBENACES. on trunk almost black, deeply cracked ; leaves 2-4 by 
eB. de 1.555. 1-14 in., light green, ovate, soft, velvety or smooth ; 
The Plains east of the flowers white, male in clusters, female solitary, larger 
Ravi river. than the male, calyx lobes 4, blunt, velvety on both 
Patiala. sides, petals 4, stamens 16 in 8 pairs; fruit round, 4-1 
in. diam., yellow, supported by the leathery enlarged 
calyx, has an unpleasant smell, bitter, seeds embedded 
in pulp. 
Diospyros Lotus, resembling the last, but the leaves are larger, 6 by 
Amlok. 2 in., the fruit is eaten, dark purple, round or ovoid, 
EBENACE. sweet. 
(ibe Boal Deserts Sap 
West Punjab, Hazara, 
3-6,000 ft. 
Symplocos cratzgoides, small, bark light grey, corky, with long vertical 
Ludh, lodar. furrows; leaves 2-4 by 1-14 in., ovat>, long-pointed, 
STYRACER. minutely toothed with a black tip to each tooth, 
Bes. 1 5 ca; turning yellow when dried, bract 1, bracteoles 1-3; 
Himalaya, 2-8,000 ft. flowers 1 in. diam., white, sometimes yellow, fragrant, 
Narkanda (Collett). in terminal branching racemes, 1-5 in., calyx bell-shaped, 
lobes 4-5, corolla 5, cleft nearly to the base, stamens 
many in 5 bundles; fruit } in. long, drupaceous, ovoid, 
crowned with the calyx, usually one-seeded. This plant 
yields a yellow dye. 
Plumeria acutifolia, small, branches thick and fleshy, juice milky, 
Frangipani tree, leaves at the end of branches ; leaves 6-15 in., oblong, 
Gulchin. acute at both ends; flowers 2-8 in. diam., in terminal 
APOCYNACES. clusters of 2-8, white with yellow centre, fragrant, calyx 
F. 5: 1. im. 641. 5-lobed, corolla tubular below, flat and spreading above ; 
The Plains to 2,000 ft, fruit a follicle 5 in. long, clyindric, seeds oblong, winged. 
Cultivated. A native of America, the juice is purgative. 
Cordia Myxa, small, bark grey or brown with shallow longitudinal 
Lasura. wrinkles; leaves 8-6 by 2-4 in., broad, ovate, leathery, 
BoRAGINACEA. smooth above and below excep! when young, stalk 
Be Bb. 1. rvet3e: 1-2 in. long ; flowers small, white, in clusters of 2-8 in., 
Th Plains to 5,000 ft. calyx tecth 4-5, petals 5, united bélow, stamens 4-8, 
Valleys be'ow Simla hairy ; berry yellow or pinkish, glossy when ripe, edible, 
(Collett). one stone rough, hard, in viscid sweetish pulp : used 
Baluchistan (Stocks). for bird lime and as a cure for coughs. 
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